"Apple to accept Alipay payments at stores in China: Apple is opening up payment at its 41 mainland China stores to shoppers using Alipay – the first time the US tech goliath has accepted third-party mobile payment at any of its 500 shops globally and a tacit acknowledgement of the dearth of users of its own ApplePay in the country." Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:19 AM

"Bryan Fuller Exits Apple's 'Amazing Stories' Anthology (Exclusive)" ["Bryan Fuller, who was poised to helm Apple's Amazing Stories anthology, has exited the project citing creative differences. The split is said to be amicable. Fuller, who originally developed Amazing Stories for NBC before it moved to Apple with a series pickup, is said to have wanted to do a Black Mirror-type show, which sources say was not something the iPhone maker had in mind."] The Hollywood Reporter 3:25 PM